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VESAP®2 for Self-Study Review
Vascular surgeons scheduled to take the upcoming recertification exam can benefit from VESAP®2, an online self-assessment program specifically developed by the Society for Vascular Surgery® to meet the self-assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC)…
Attend Vascular Review Course
To help vascular surgeons maintain an extensive knowledge base on all aspects of vascular disease and health, the Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) is sponsoring the Second Annual Comprehensive Vascular Review Course to be held September 7-8 at the InterContinental…
New Vascular Health Fliers Available
Five new patient education fliers have been added to the online practice management toolkit at www.VascularWeb.org. Written in layman’s terms, the new vascular health fliers explain: • Cholesterol • High Blood Pressure • Nutrition • Physical Activity • Varicose Veins…
Welcome to the August Online Issue: Take the SVS Survey
When the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) was approached to become involved in assessing vascular out-patient centers (OEC) the Clinical Practices Committee (CPC) convened to examine this topic that was arousing so much interest and concern among providers and patients.…
Invest in the Future of Vascular Surgery: A Message from the New SVS PAC Chairperson David Deaton, MD
Sensing the urgent need for more face-to-face advocacy, particularly with members of Congress who serve on health care committees, are leaders and/or MDs, SVS members have donated more than $150,000 to the SVS PAC in the past 18 months. All…
Coding Workshop to be Held in Chicago
Vascular surgeons and their staffs who want to expand their coding knowledge and improve reimbursement should plan to attend Challenges in Vascular Surgery 2012: Coding and Reimbursement for Vascular Surgeons. The course will be held on Friday, October 19 from…
SVS Member Constituency Group Representation
SVS values all its members and has formed committees to work on special projects important to those with specific practice and specialty goals. Some of the committees were established just a few years ago and some have been in existence…
Vascular Annual Meeting Video Presentations Available
From a presentation on the critical issues in venous disease to the Presidential Address by Dr. Richard Cambria, the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting was filled with sessions of interest to vascular health professionals. For the convenience of SVS members, several…
Outpatient Endovascular Suites: Are They Good for the Patient or the Doctor?
[Read the Editorial/Take the Survey Below!] Vascular surgeons, as well as related specialists, have increasingly become involved in the ownership of outpatient endovascular suites as proprietors (individual or partnered with other physicians or hospitals) or through lease arrangements. As such…
Rudolph Matas, M.D.
Rudolph Matas, M.D, is yet another of the famous surgeons of the past 2 centuries to whom the sobriquet “father of Vascular Surgery” has been applied, primarily for his pioneering studies on and surgical treatment of aneurysms before the era…